A DTN/Progressive Farmer article
Commodity farmers facing high diesel costs this harvest will get some needed support as their commodity program payments start to arrive.
USDA projects payments from the Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage (ARC/PLC) programs will come in at $13.4 billion, while total government payments will top $47.36 billion, which is nearly $19.5 billion more than in 2025.
USDA last week boasted ARC/PLC would come in at $13.8 billion, but USDA lists $13.4 billion in total payments on its website, then noted a factor of a 5.7% sequestration that should put the actual payments closer to $13.1 billion. That's still the highest level since ARC/PLC were created, driven by changes last year in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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